Grotto Trail in Zion National Park is perfect for a picnic and afternoon walk. This trail is short, flat, and beautiful. The best way to hike this half-mile trail is to start at The Grotto (shuttle stop 6) for lunch. There are plenty of tables and there are restrooms nearby.…
On a recent trip to Logan we visited Tony Grove. If you drive up Logan Canyon, you can access a small lake that has a short, beautiful hike around it. This area is gorgeous no matter what season you visit. The wildflowers are lovely here in the middle of summer. The lake…
The Mormon Pioneer Trail technically runs for 1300 miles from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. It is an official National Historic Trail, and there are many spots along the way where you can hike on the Mormon Pioneer Trail. In Utah, there is an official Mormon Pioneer Trail hike…
We tried a new trail on a recent trip to Bear Lake that was really beautiful. The Limber Pine trail located right at the top of Logan Canyon is a 1.3 mile loop that passes a 600 year-old pine tree. This is the Limber Pine tree that you are hiking to…
We did an amazing hike today up Little Cottonwood Canyon called Observation Point Trail (formerly called Barrier Free Trail). We drove up to Snowbird and parked in the parking lot near the Snowbird Center which is behind the lodge. Who knew there are dozens of things to do and hundreds of…
The Scott M Matheson Preserve Scott M Matheson Preserve is run by the Nature Conservancy. It is located on the outskirts of Moab and is a nice morning stop. A boardwalk winds around the preserve, leading to several viewpoints. We saw some interesting birds along the way. We counted about ten…